A week ago, superannuation reform was just an idea, a national conversation — the prime minister certainly wasn’t proposing anything.

But the conversation was brief, and a decision was swift.

Australia’s wealthiest people will not get tax breaks on wealth being stored in their super accounts.

So what convinced Anthony Albanese that his government had to act? And why was it worth the risk of being accused of breaking a promise?

Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno on how Albanese made his decision, and why we could be talking about it for years to come.

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Guest: Columnist for The Saturday Paper, Paul Bongiorno.

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